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Holly Williams (musician)
Holly Audrey Williams (born March 12, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the granddaughter of Hank Williams, the niece of Jett Williams, daughter of Hank Williams Jr. and half-sister of Hank Williams III. Williams has released three studio albums: ''The Ones We Never Knew'' in 2004, ''Here with Me'' in 2009 and ''The Highway'' in 2013. ''The Highway'' was released on Williams' own label, Georgiana Records, and reached No. 146 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Williams's mother, Becky, is a native of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, and was married to Hank Williams Jr. for a decade. She was born in Cullman, Alabama and has an elder sister named Hilary. Her parents separated when she was young. At age 17, Williams began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs. Williams attended elementary school at St. Paul Christian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated from Brentwood Academy and decided to pursue her passion of songwrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music Television
Country Music Television (CMT) is an American pay TV cable channel, network owned by Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global. Launched on March 5, 1983, as Country Music Television, CMT was the first nationally available channel devoted to country music and country music videos, with its programming also including concerts, specials, and biographies of country music stars. Over time, the network's programming expanded to incorporate original lifestyle and reality television, reality programming while downplaying its focus on country music. As of January 2018, approximately 92 million U.S. homes (or 76.9% of the Nielsen-estimated 119.2 million television households ) receive CMT. The channel's headquarters are located in One Astor Plaza in New York City, and has additional offices in Nashville, Tennessee. History Early years (1983–1991) CMTV, an initialism for Country Music Television, was founded by Glenn D. Daniels, the owner of Video World Productions i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Mer Rouge () is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name is French for "Red Sea". The population was 628 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area. History There is a hill that serves as a boundary between Mer Rouge and Bastrop, named Red Hill. The name "Mer Rouge" came from its founder, Davenport, after the red wavy soil of the hill. Another version of how Mer Rouge derived its name is that settlers looking across the prairie of red clover from atop of Red Hill called it a red sea. On February 3, 1865, near the end of the American Civil War, two squadrons of the Illinois avalry attacked Mer Rouge and, according to the historian John D. Winters seized some horses, mules, while also freeing some enslaved African-Americans. They then "burned about 300,000 bushels of corn [and] some cotton" thus undermining the production power of the pro-slavery rebels. In August 1922, in a case that would attract national attention, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ones We Never Knew
''The Ones We Never Knew'' is the debut album of American country music artist Holly Williams. It was released on October 5, 2004 by Universal South Records. Its only single, "Sometimes", failed to chart, although it was made into a music video. Williams co-produced the album and wrote all twelve of its songs. Critical reception Giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it "a classy, tasteful album", saying that the album showed Williams' songwriting ambition, but could have used more variances in tempo. Track listing All songs written by Holly Williams. #"Sometimes" – 3:01 #"Everybody's Waiting for a Change" – 3:30 #"Would You Still Have Fallen" – 3:50 #"Take Me Down" – 3:04 #"Between Your Lines" – 4:00 #"I'll Only Break Your Heart" – 3:40 #"Cheap Parades" – 3:49 #"Man in the Making" – 3:29 #"Memory of Me" – 2:59 #"Velvet Sounds" – 4:16 #"All as It Should Be" – 3:04 #"Nothing More" – 5:02 Personnel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasey Chambers
Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country singer-songwriter and musician born in Mount Gambier. She is the daughter of fellow musicians, Diane and Bill Chambers, and the younger sister of musician and producer, Nash Chambers. All four were members of family country music group in Dead Ringer Band, in Bowral, New South Wales, from 1992 to 1998, with Chambers starting her solo career thereafter. Five of her twelve studio albums have reached No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, '' Barricades & Brickwalls'' (September 2001), '' Wayward Angel'' (May 2004), '' Carnival'' (August 2006) '' Rattlin' Bones'' (April 2008) and '' Dragonfly'' (January 2017). In November 2018 she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and has won an additional fourteen ARIA Music Awards with nine for Best Country Album. Her autobiography, ''A Little Bird Told Me...'', which was co-authored with music journalist, Jeff Apter, was released in 2011. Dead Ringer Band Kasey Chambers was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves International Award, thirteen CMA Awards and six ARIA Music Awards. Urban wrote and performed the song " For You" from the film '' Act of Valor'', which earned him nominations at both the 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories. Urban has released 11 studio albums (one of which was released only in Australia), as well as one album with the Ranch. He has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which went to number one, counting a duet with Brad Paisley (" Start a Band") and the 2008 single " You Look Good in My Shirt". Urban also worked with numerous artists from different music genres, such as Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco which was formed in 1993. As of 2022 the band consists of Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Matt Musty (drums), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals). With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album ''Train''. The album was released in 1998 with the hit " Meet Virginia". Train's 2001 album, '' Drops of Jupiter'', contained the lead single "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)". The single won two Grammy Awards in 2002, and the album was certified double platinum. Train's third studio album, '' My Private Nation'', released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit " Calling All Angels". Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2021, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Jewel was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a duo with her father, a local musician. At age fifteen, she received a partial scholarship at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she studied operatic voice. After graduating, she began writing and performing at clubs and coffeehouses in San Diego, California. Based on local media attention, she was offered a recording contract with Atlantic Records, which released her debut album, ''Pieces of You'', in 1995; it went on to become one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, going 12-times platinum. The debut single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; two others, " You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games", reached number two on the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller ''One False Move'', and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film '' Sling Blade'' (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following ''Sling Blade'', including Oliver Stone's neo-noir '' U Turn'' (1997), political drama ''Primary Colors'' (1998), science fiction disaster film '' Armageddon'' (1998), the highest-grossing film of that year, and the crime drama '' A Simple Plan'' (1998), which earned him his third Oscar nomination. In the 2000s, Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' (2001), and '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004); and comedy films, '' Intolerable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal South Records
Show Dog Nashville is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was founded in 2005 by singer Toby Keith. It was later merged with Universal South Records into Show Dog-Universal Music in December 2009 until it was re-activated in late 2015. Currently, it is distributed by Thirty Tigers. History Universal South Records was started in 2001 under Universal Music Group by record producers Tony Brown and Tim DuBois. The label specialized in country music artists, including Joe Nichols, Randy Houser, Phil Vassar and Marty Stuart, as well as alternative country acts Shooter Jennings and Cross Canadian Ragweed. In 2005 it partnered with the talent show '' Nashville Star'', offering a recording contract to Season 3 winner Erika Jo. George Canyon, another ''Nashville Star'' contestant, also recorded for the label. Brown and DuBois stepped down from Universal South in 2006, with Mark Wright, also a record producer, taking their place as label presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Sexsmith
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has since recorded seventeen albums. He was the subject of a 2010 documentary called '' Love Shines''. Early life Sexsmith grew up in St. Catharines and started his own band when he was 14 years old. Career Sexsmith was seventeen when he started playing at a bar, the Lion's Tavern, in his hometown. He gained a reputation as "The One-Man Jukebox" for his aptitude in playing requests. However, he gradually began to include original songs and more obscure music, which his audience did not favour. He decided to start writing songs after the birth of his first child in 1985. That same year, still living in St. Catharines, he collaborated on recording and releasing a cassette, ''Out of the Duff'', with a singer-songwriter friend named Claudio. Side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Suburban
The Plymouth Suburban is a station wagon produced from 1949 until 1978. 1949 to 1955 Prior to 1949, Plymouth had offered only a 4-door "woodie" station wagon, which was expensive not only to build, but also to buy. In 1949, Plymouth revolutionized the US station wagon market by introducing the industry's first all-steel body station wagon, the Suburban.A Pictorial History Of Chrysler Corporation Cars In addition, for the first time in a low-priced car, automatic "turn-the-key" ignition/starter combination was introduced. The Suburban featured a two-door body (plus tailgate) and seated six. The back row of seating folded flat to allow of flat floor space, and became popular as a commercial wagon. The Suburban for 1950 was accompanied by a four-door Special Deluxe wagon, the last of the "woodies", for those wanting something a little more traditional. There were two Plymouth wheelbases, with the Suburban riding on the shorter platform (the Special Deluxe was 118.5 inches). Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Artists Agency
Creative Artists Agency LLC (CAA) is an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. It is regarded as an influential company in the talent agency business and manages numerous clients. In March 2016, CAA had 1,800 employees. History Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was formed by five agents at the William Morris Agency in 1975. At a dinner, Michael Ovitz, Michael S. Rosenfeld, Ronald Meyer, Rowland Perkins, and William Haber decided to create their own agency. The agents were fired by William Morris before they could obtain financing. CAA was incorporated in Delaware and had a $35,000 line of credit and a $21,000 bank loan and rented a small Century City office. Within a week, they sold a game show called '' Rhyme and Reason'', the '' Rich Little Show'', and ''The Jackson 5ive''. An early plan was to form a medium-sized full-service agency, share proceeds equally, and do without nameplates on doors or formal titles or individual client lists, with gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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